Hart: 'Capello is a shouter'

England goalkeeper Joe Hart has revealed how a frustrated Fabio Capello shouts at the team when they don’t play to the standard he demands.

Hart has played just seven games for his country but is already being touted as the man to hold on to the goalkeeper’s jersey for years to come – and has seen enough of his international boss to know how he operates.

“When he’s not happy he gets frustrated, because he knows the quality in the team and what he wants from us,” the Manchester City keeper tells Sport Magazine this week.

“It’s understandable, and I think it’s a sign that he respects the players. He knows what a good bunch he’s got, so he gets annoyed because he knows what we’re capable of. We just need to show it.”

Hart is also determined to keep his feet on the ground – after all, just four years ago he was playing for Shrewsbury.

“Whatever sport you play at whatever level, the pressure’s always there," he said. "I’ve always gone into every game like it’s life or death. If I do well in the games that I’m picked for and keep being picked for Man City, then hopefully I’ll keep my place in the national team.”

Hart has started the season in the form of his life and concedes his quick rise to the top sometimes takes him by surprise.

When ex-manager Mark Hughes bought Irishman Given and then loaned Hart out to Birmingham, his immediate prospects didn’t look so promising, but the young custodian worked on his game and has since reaped the rewards.

“You can’t let it overawe you, but occasionally you do look back and think: ‘Woah, what am I doing playing for England?’

"David Seaman and Peter Schmeichel were the people I thought most highly of when I was younger. They were different types of keeper, but I liked how they were both respected so much at their clubs and in their countries.

"It’s somewhere I never thought I’d get to. Obviously I’m not there at the moment, but it’s where I’m striving to get to.”

Regardless of the praise that is coming his way, Hart also realises how quickly this can change in football and refuses to let it affect his approach:

“I have a nose through and see what people are saying and what’s going on elsewhere, but I don’t really take much notice. It’s got to be water off a duck’s back, really. You have to look at it both ways; when they’re being nice you have to ignore it, and when they’re not you have to do the same.”

For the full interview with Joe Hart, see this week’s issue of Sport Magazine.

You can’t let it overawe you, but occasionally you do look back and think: ‘Woah, what am I doing playing for England?’